Hockley and Stoney Stratford Highways, Bill.

Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for explaining and making more effectual the Act
of the Fifth and Eighth Years of Her late Majesty
Queen Anne, for amending the Road between Hockley,
in the County of Bedford, and Stoney Stratford, in
the County of Bucks."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House, on Monday next.

Hammersmith, &c. Pet. concerning the Highway Bill towards Staines.

A Petition of the Inhabitants of the Hamlet of
Hammersmith, in the Parish of Fulham, and the Parish
of Kensington, in the County of Midd'x, was presented
to the House, and read; praying, "That a Clause
may be added to the Bill for repairing the Highways
towards Staines and Colnebrook, in the said County,
whereby Provision may be made for adjusting the
Proportion of the Petitioners Statute-work."

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Message from H. C. to return the Pilots of Deal and Dover Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Admiral Aylmer and others:

To return the Bill, intituled, 'An Act for the better regulating of Pilots, for the conducting of Ships
and Vessels from Dover, Deale, and the Isle of Thanet,
up the Rivers of Thames and Medway;" and to acquaint this House, that they have agreed to their Lordships Amendments made thereto.

Highways towards Staines, &c. Bill.

The Order of the Day being read, for reading the
Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Highways
from that Part of Counter's Bridge which lies in the
Parish of Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, to
The Powder Mills in the Road to Staines, and Cranford
Bridge, in the said County, in the Road to Colnebrook," a Second Time; and for hearing Counsel
against and for the same, before the said Second
Reading:

Counsel accordingly were called in, and heard; and
several Witnesses were examined, upon Oath, both
against and for the said Bill.

And withdrew.

Then, it being proposed, "That the said Bill be read
a Second Time, according to the said Order:"

The same was objected to.

And, after Debate;

The Question was put, "Whether the said Bill
shall be read a Second Time?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House, on Monday next.